1968 Presidential General Election Results - Minnesota
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Candidate
Vice Presidential
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Hubert HumphreyEdmund MuskieDemocrat-F.L. 857,738 54.00%10
Richard NixonSpiro AgnewRepublican 658,643 41.46%0
George WallaceS. Marvin GriffinAmerican 68,931 4.34%0
Eldridge CleaverPeggy TerryPeace & Freedom 935 0.06%0
Fred HalsteadPaul BoutelleSoc. Workers 808 0.05%0
Eugene McCarthy-Write-in 585 0.04%0
Charlene MitchellMichael ZagarellCommunist 415 0.03%0
Henning BlomenGeorge TaylorInd. Gov't 285 0.02%0
Write-ins-- 170 0.01%0
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Demographic Data

1970 Population:3,806,103Enum.1970 Population Density:18.5persons/km2
1960 Population:3,413,864Enum.1960 Population Density:16.6persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:10
Land Area (2000):206,189km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.1%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Returns of General Election in State of Minnesota, November 5, 1968 Official Canvass," The Minnesota Legislative Manual 1969-1970 (St. Paul, 1969)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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